France adds flavor to the European market: the food and beverage sectors...

Paperboard Packaging;  April 1, 2005 ;   Murphy, Mary;   787 words ......increased by 4.3 percent. Within Europe...Finland, Sweden and France. (CEPI's member...accounts for 43.9 percent of paper and corrugated consumption in France; about 48.9 percent for graphic applications...accounting for 47.5 percent of the packaging market in France in 2003, ...

France's air traffic up 5.8 percent for first half year

Xinhua News Agency;  August 10, 2005 ;     180 words ...France's air traffic up 5.8 percent for first half year...Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- France's airline traffic increased by 5.8 percent in the first six months...members. Meanwhile, France's domestic traffic in June was up 1.8 percent, according to DGAC...

France to cut 2.5 percent growth forecast for 2003

AP Worldstream;  February 21, 2003 ;     150 words ......Private-sector forecasts for France's economic growth are centered around 1.5 percent for 2003. The French economy...from 1.8 percent in 2001. France's largest business federation...only expand by between 1 percent and 1.5 percent this year...

France 2007 budget deficit to drop to 2.5 percent of GDP

Xinhua News Agency;  September 27, 2006 ;     177 words ...France 2007 budget deficit to drop to 2.5 percent of GDP PARIS, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- France's public budget deficit will drop to...about 52.8 billion U.S. dollars), or 2.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), next...to trim the budget gap in 2007 to 2.5 percent of GDP, the lowest since ...

France's GDP Expected to Grow 3.2 Percent in 1998

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 3, 1998 ;     131 words ...France's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at 3.2 percent in 1998, said the official economic and statistics...maintained at a low level. The amount of investment in France is expected to grow by 6.4 percent this year as is compared with last year, said...

France's GDP up 0.1 percent in second quarter

Xinhua News Agency;  September 30, 2005 ;     147 words ...France's GDP up 0.1 percent in second quarter PARIS, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- French gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.1 percent in the second quarter after the 0.4-percent increase in the first quarter, French national statistics...

China-France Trade Grows 8.1 Percent

Xinhua English Newswire;  February 23, 1999 ;     179 words ......volume between China and France grew 8.1 percent last year to a record...Tuesday. Chinese exports to France soared 20.1 percent to 2.82 billion US dollars...dollars in 1997, up 34.3 percent from the previous year. France has become China's third...

France to Raise Price of Gas by 13 Percent

Xinhua News Agency;  October 25, 2000 ;     121 words ...France will raise the price of gasoline by 13 percent in November as a result of...following a proposal made by Gaz de France, which holds a monopoly on...convention between them. About 95 percent of gasoline consumed in France is imported from abroad. The...

France Expected to Attain 3 Percent GDP Growth

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 22, 1998 ;     148 words ...France is expected to attain a 3 percent growth in its gross...press conference that France's public deficit will be kept at 3 percent of its GDP in 1998 and...also predicted that France's public deficit will be below 2 percent of the GDP from the...

France's tobacco sales drop by 20.5 percent in first half 2004

Xinhua News Agency;  July 27, 2004 ;     153 words ...France's tobacco sales drop by 20.5 percent in first half 2004 PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- France's tobacco sales dropped by 20. 5 percent in the first half of 2004...cigarillo saw a growth of 13.7 percent in the first half with 922...

France Telecom takes 40 percent hit on fixed line due to...

European Telecom;  February 1, 2006 ;     154 words ...Shares in France Telecom fell 8 percent in one day, their...regulation. Last year France Telecom predicted...rise to about 15 percent of residential traffic...and would reach 40 percent by the end of this year. France already boasts the...

France Expects GDP to Grow 1.4 Percent in 2002

Xinhua News Agency;  June 28, 2002 ;     110 words ...France's gross domestic product (GDP)will grow 1.4 percent year on year in 2002, the...previous estimates of 0.3 and 0.5 percent made in March. The signs of...said the INSEE. "With 1.4 percent growth, the French GDP growth...consumption has been less in France," saidthe INSEE. The average ...

France Shares 12-15 Percent of World Arms Market

Xinhua News Agency;  May 4, 2001 ;     118 words ...France shares about 12 to 15 percent of world arms market in...average annual share of France in the world arms market stands between 12 to 15 percent, "said the report. The...nations account for 38 percent of France's arms exports, it added...

France to Privatize 30 Percent of Airbus Maker

Xinhua English Newswire;  June 4, 1998 ;     88 words ...France plans to privatize 30 percent of the state-owned Aerospatiale Group...stocks of the Dassault Aviation group of France to Aerospatiale. Dassault Aviation is...up alliance with other plane makers in France and Europe.

France's Crime Rate Up 9.58 Percent in First Half of 2001

Xinhua News Agency;  August 1, 2001 ;     110 words ......2001, an increase of 176,507 cases, or 9.58 percent up from the same periodlast year, French...increased the most: theft and burglary (up 9.83 percent), economic and financial infractions (up10.84 percent), personal assault (up 10.36 percent) and...